how to pronounce functionalism

/ˈfʌŋk.ʃən.əl.ɪ.zəm/

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functionalism is pronounced in five syllables

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An example use of functionalism in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… and that's known as functionalism so the …”

meanings of functionalism

noun:

The definition of mental states in terms of their causes and effects.
The idea that social and cultural cohesion are a function of the interdependence and interactions of the institutions of a society.
A general school of thought that considers psychological phenomena in terms of their role in adaptation to the person's environment.
A doctrine, in several fields, that the function of something should be reflected in its design and the materials used in its construction.

functionalism frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word functionalism occurs in english on average 1.4 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics functionalism can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that functionalism can be often used in the following areas:

1) business and work;

2) communication, information, and media;

3) education, science, and technology;

4) people, society, and culture;